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Touching Lives – Anna Johnston on When Lemons Give You Life
ANNA JOHNSTON’s debut, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, became a bestseller and has been optioned for Netflix. Her eagerly awaited follow-up, When Lemons Give You Life, is now on shelves.
ROWENA MORCOM sat down with Johnston to explore her passion for aged care and the stories that inspire her writing.
MEET ANNA JOHNSTON
Anna Johnston describes her childhood as ‘idyllic’. Born in the riverside town of Echuca in country Victoria, Anna’s ...
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ANNA JOHNSTON’s debut, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, became a bestseller and has been optioned for Netflix. ...
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